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John Ferdinand Sinclair 1764 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1764

Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland

Death Date: 20 Jun 1857

Death Location: Shankill Clifton St Cemetery, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Father: Thomas Sinclaire

Mother: Esther Pottinger

Spouse(s): Margaret Clarke

Children(s): Richard Sinclaire

In 1764, John Ferdinand Sinclair entered the world in Armagh, Ireland, born to Thomas Sinclaire and Esther Eccles Pottinger. John Ferdinand Sinclair married Margaret Clarke, and had children including Richard Gervais Ker Sinclaire. John Ferdinand Sinclair passed away in 1857 in Shankill Clifton St Cemetery, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1764, John Ferdinand Sinclair entered the world in Armagh, Ireland, born to Thomas Sinclaire and Esther Eccles Pottinger.
  • John Ferdinand Sinclair married Margaret Clarke, and had children including Richard Gervais Ker Sinclaire.
  • John Ferdinand Sinclair passed away in 1857 in Shankill Clifton St Cemetery, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sinclaire
1719 – 1798
Birth Location: Newtownards, County Down, Province Ulster, Ireland
TS
Esther Pottinger
1726 – 1781
Birth Location: Mt Pottinger, , , Ireland
EP

Spouses(s)

Margaret Clarke
1769 – 1839
Birth Location: Belfast, County Antrim, Province Ulster, Ireland
MC

Children(s)

Richard Sinclaire
1811 – 1904
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
RS

John Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
John Sinclair
1764 – 1857
Birth Place: Armagh, Ireland
Parents
Thomas Sinclaire
1719 – 1798
Newtownards, County Down, Province Ulster, Ireland
Esther (Eccles) Pottinger
1726 – 1781
Mt Pottinger, , , Ireland
Grandparents
Jane (St) Claire
1685 – 1760
Belfast, Antrim, , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sinclair's Descendants

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John (Ferdinand) Sinclair (13 Apr 1764 – 20 Jun 1857) m. Margaret Clarke (1769 – 9 Jan 1839)
  1. 1. Richard (Gervais Ker) Sinclaire (10th August, 1811 – 12th August, 1904) m. Isabella Mckee (abt 1831 – 1 Dec 1881)
    1. 1. Margaret (Hester) Sinclaire (1853 – 16 Nov 1923)
    2. 2. isabel (Madeline) Sinclaire (1855 – 28 Mar 1935)
    3. 3. Richard (Ker) Sinclaire (28 Oct 1856 – 15 May 1943) m. Margaret (Ann) Walker (abt 1878 – 22 Jul 1908)
      1. 1. Lily (Margaret) Sinclaire (07 Jul 1908 – 1987) m. Frederic (Harold) Rose (Jan 1906 – 15 Mar 1965)
        1. 1. John (Desmond) Rose (14 Mar 1920 – 31 May 2011) m. Sheila (Margaret) Aleyne (18 Nov 1925 – 14 Feb 1995)
        2. 2. Graham Rose (1937 – )
        3. 3. Garry Rose (1939 – )
    4. 4. William (Richey) Sinclaire (1860 – 25 Jul 1930)
    5. 5. George (Hutchinson) Sinclaire (1860 – Nov 1919)
    6. 6. Clara (Anne Forbett) Sinclaire (1862 – 29 Aug 1918)
    7. 7. Capt. (Henry Pottinger) Sinclaire (1863 – Abt 1903)
    8. 8. Albert (Frederick) Sinclaire (1864 – 1867)
    9. 9. Katherine (Hutchinson) Sinclaire (26 Jul 1867 – 31 Aug 1948)
    10. 10. Florence (Mabel) Sinclaire (1868 – 11 Jan 1936)

John Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1764
13 Apr 1764
Birth of John Ferdinand Sinclair in Armagh, Ireland
Armagh, Ireland
1857
20 Jun 1857
Age 93
Death of John Ferdinand Sinclair in Shankill Clifton St Cemetery, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Shankill Clifton St Cemetery, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1764
    Event Place: Armagh, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1857
    Event Place: Shankill Clifton St Cemetery, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
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